Date
To
All Approved Insurance Providers
All Risk Management Agency Field Offices
All Other Interested Parties
All Risk Management Agency Field Offices
All Other Interested Parties
From
Richard H. Flournoy, Deputy Administrator /s/ Richard H. Flournoy
Subject
Hurricane Insurance Protection - Wind Index (HIP-WI) Updated National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Climate Prediction Center (CPC) Rainfall Dataset August 2023
In accordance with Section 8(e) of the HIP-WI Endorsement and the Hurricane Data Provisions, the Risk Management Agency (RMA) reviewed the NOAA CPC dataset and preformed a re-analysis of the 2023 cyclones up to September 2, 2023. The approved counties will have an updated payment flag and triggering event date available by close of business today in the following formats:
- Actuarial Information Browser (AIB) online reporting application:
aibpf-rma.fpac.usda.gov/apps/ActuarialInformationBrowser/ - Actuarial Data Master (ADM) bulk data file download:
pubfs-rma.fpac.usda.gov/pub/References/actuarial_data_master/
The following additional counties were triggered on August 31, 2023, for payment under the Tropical Storm Option. Both counties are triggered by being adjacent to a primary county.
| Cyclone | State | Primary County | New Triggered Adjacent County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Idalia | North Carolina | Columbus | Bladen, Pender |
Attachment A provides a map of the county triggers, including the newly triggered counties. Attachment B provides a map of the four-day rainfall totals by county.
DISPOSAL DATE
12/31/2024